Southern Mole Cricket

Scapteriscus acletus

Symptoms:
Large, chocolate brown insects (about 1 1/2 inch long) with enlarged front legs. Mole crickets burrow near the surface of the soil, eating roots and stems of most types of plants.

See also the Extension Entomology Insect Answers.

Control:
Consult the COMMERCIAL or HOME GARDEN version of the current guide for controlling insects on vegetables for labelled chemicals and rates.

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